Memphis Pizza Guide: Local chains and by-the-slice counters
In the first of our three Memphis Pizza Guides, we focused on locally owned “pizza parlors,” pizza-first Memphis places with only one or two locations.
But Memphis boasts some highly successful pizza chains, with Exlines’, Garibaldi’s and Memphis Pizza Cafe, for instance, spreading across both the metro area and the decades.
In this guide, we tip our caps to the chains, including a few that didn’t originate locally, while also stopping for a slice (or two) at some of the New York-style pizza counters around town.
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Exlines Garibaldi’s Little Italy East Lost Pizza Memphis Pizza Cafe Milano's Pyro's Fire Fresh Pizza Rock-n-Dough Rotolo's Craft & Crust Slim & Husky’s Pizza Beeria Free with sign-upChris Herrington on demand
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Chris Herrington
Chris Herrington has covered the Memphis Grizzlies, in one way or another, since the franchise’s second season in Memphis, while also writing about music, movies, food and civic life. As far as he knows, he’s the only member of the Professional Basketball Writers Association who is also a member of a film critics group and has also voted in national music critic polls for Rolling Stone and the Village Voice (RIP). He and his wife have two kids and, for reasons that sometimes elude him, three dogs.
Holly Whitfield
Holly has more than 13 years of experience in publishing and digital content, including 10 years at the helm of the I Love Memphis Blog. She began her career at The Commercial Appeal and is author of Secret Memphis.
Joshua Carlucci
Joshua Carlucci is a food writer and professional cook from rural Central California. He is a Memphis transplant by way of New Orleans and New York City. He has a bachelor’s in English from UC Berkeley, a culinary diploma from the Institute of Culinary Education and is an MFA candidate in Creative Writing at the University of Memphis. Find more of his work on his website, joshuacarlucci.com
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